Toplines - Michigan Republican Primary for Governor - March 24, 2010
Michigan Governor Republican
Primary
March 24, 2010
Survey of 662 Likely Republican
Primary Voters
1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as
President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
6% Strongly approve
4% Somewhat approve
10% Somewhat disapprove
78% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
2* How would you rate the job Jennifer Granholm
has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat
disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job she’s been doing?
4% Strongly approve
6% Somewhat approve
16% Somewhat disapprove
73% Strongly disapprove
2% Not sure
3* Michigan Republican Governor Primary
Mike Bouchard |
6% |
Mike Cox |
13% |
Rick Snyder |
18% |
Peter Hoekstra |
27% |
Some other candidate |
5% |
Not sure |
32% |
4* Favorables for Republican
Governor Primary
Candidate |
Very favorable |
Somewhat favorable |
Somewhat unfavorable |
Very unfavorable |
Not sure |
Bouchard |
6% |
31% |
16% |
3% |
45% |
Cox |
15% |
30% |
16% |
7% |
32% |
Snyder |
14% |
26% |
10% |
4% |
46% |
Hoekstra |
25% |
29% |
9% |
4% |
33% |
5*
Generally speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or
strongly oppose the health care reform plan passed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?
4% Strongly favor
3% Somewhat favor
8% Somewhat oppose
83% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
6* How
would you rate the way that Barack Obama has handled the issue of healthcare reform…excellent,
good, fair or poor?
3% Excellent
3% Good
6% Fair
86% Poor
3% Not sure
7* The health care plan passed by Congress would require every
American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat
Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every
American to buy or obtain health insurance?
4% Strongly favor
6% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose
78% Strongly oppose
3% Not sure
8*Some people believe a federal law requiring every American
to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Some states have
announced that they will sue the federal government to fight that
requirement. Would you favor or oppose
having your state sue the federal government to prevent it from becoming law?
77% Favor
14% Oppose
10% Not
sure
9* When it comes to health care decisions, who do you fear the
most: the federal government or private insurance companies?
81% The federal government
10% Private
insurance companies
9% Not sure
10* A year
from today, will the
11% Stronger
70% Weaker
14% About the same
5% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence